Historic Sites of Manitoba: Cobourg Apartments (883 Grosvenor Avenue, Winnipeg)

This three-storey brick block on Grosvenor Avenue in Winnipeg was designed by local architect Cyril William Upton Chivers and constructed in 1912 by the firm of Macaw and Macdonald. The 42 feet by 75 feet structure contained six apartments in its original configuration. It contains seven apartments today.

Cobourg Apartments

Cobourg Apartments (August 2022)
Source: Nathan Kramer

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87124, W97.16176
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Cyril William Upton Chivers (1879-1969)

Manitoba Business: M and M Construction / Macaw and Macdonald

Sources:

City of Winnipeg Building Permit 4298/1912, City of Winnipeg Archives.

Find a Postal Code, Canada Post.

Preparation of this page was supported, in part, by the Gail Parvin Hammerquist Fund of the City of Winnipeg.

This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 17 July 2023

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